Skip to main content
Cisco Meraki Documentation

Cisco Secure Connect - Use Cases

  1. Last updated
  2. Save as PDF

Learn more with these free online training courses on the Meraki Learning Hub:

Sign in with your Cisco SSO or create a free account to start training.
This article outlines the use cases for Cisco Secure Connect, including Secure Internet Access, which provides safe internet access with hybrid protection, and Secure Private Access, which enables remote users to access private applications with identity-based access control. It also details Interconnect, which allows branch sites to connect to Cisco Secure Connect using Meraki SD-WAN integration for resilient and secure connectivity.

clipboard_e6a05ccc7ecbbb7110bd6abf886b7a78a.png

 

Secure Internet Access

Secure Internet Access provides safe access to the internet anywhere users go, even when they are off the VPN. Before the user is connected to any destination, Cisco Secure Connect acts as your secure onramp to the internet and provides the first line of defense and inspection with hybrid protection on the edge and in the cloud. Regardless of where users are located or what they’re trying to connect to, traffic can go through the fabric first. Once the traffic gets to the cloud platform, there are different types of inspection and policy enforcement that can happen, based on the security needs of the traffic.

With Cisco Secure Connect includes a secure web gateway, cloud-delivered firewall, DNS-layer security, cloud access security broker, and data loss prevention. This robust security solution receives real-time proactive threat updates from Cisco Talos Intelligence, keeping your users secure while alleviating your IT Team from this tedious process.

Secure Private Access

 

Cisco Secure Connect enables remote users to access private applications from anywhere through the Cisco Secure Connect fabric using a Cisco AnyConnect client. Identity based access control is possible using SAML authentication through customer’s IdP (Identity Provider). Endpoint posture is also evaluated, enables granular access control to private resources.

Cisco Secure Connect enables least privileged access control to private applications without requiring any agent or client installed on the endpoint device. Administrators can easily assign access privileges for contractors and employees only to resources they need access to, without any lateral move capability. Administrators can configure posture profiles for endpoint OS type and version, browser type and version and geolocation information to be used in the access decision.   

Interconnect

  Easily connect your branch sites to Cisco Secure Connect with the built-in Native Meraki SD-WAN Integration for access to internet, SaaS and private applications. Leveraging the Auto VPN capability of your Meraki Secure SD-WAN Appliance at your branch sites for connectivity to the SASE fabric provides increased resiliency and intelligent path selection. This also enables the organization to implement consistent access and security controls across all connected sites.